Zoho Co-founder Sridhar Vembu detailed the engineering foundations of Arattai on Sunday, attributing the messaging app's rapid growth to 15 years of research in real-time communication frameworks. The platform uses a distributed architecture that spreads workload across multiple servers, providing fault tolerance and security features refined over two decades. Vembu emphasized that dedicated teams support ongoing development and promised additional innovations for users.
The privacy-focused application stores all Indian user data domestically and offers end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls, with plans to extend encryption to standard messages. Downloads surged from 300 to approximately 100,000 daily after government endorsements on Sept. 25, while active users increased 40-fold in late September. Launched in 2021, Arattai aims to function as an open network across platforms rather than a closed system like WhatsApp.
The privacy-focused application stores all Indian user data domestically and offers end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls, with plans to extend encryption to standard messages. Downloads surged from 300 to approximately 100,000 daily after government endorsements on Sept. 25, while active users increased 40-fold in late September. Launched in 2021, Arattai aims to function as an open network across platforms rather than a closed system like WhatsApp.
